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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old were Jay and Jun on the date of Jun's last letter from his box?
(a) 14.
(b) 17.
(c) 16.
(d) 12.

2. When is Jun's letter dated in "Things Inside"?
(a) March 4, 2012.
(b) May 12, 2005.
(c) September 12, 2011.
(d) June 13, 2013.

3. What Filipino word in the novel refers to a person's uncle?
(a) Ati.
(b) Tita.
(c) Tito.
(d) Lolo.

4. Who told Jun that his idea of what he wanted to be when he grew up was not stupid, based on his letter that opens "Things Inside"?
(a) Grace.
(b) Angel.
(c) His father.
(d) His grandmother.

5. How does Jun's friend reach out to Jay in "Let Me Go"?
(a) On email.
(b) By telephone.
(c) On Facebook.
(d) On Instagram.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who nudges Jay awake in church in "The Word of God"?

2. Of what faith was Jun's family?

3. When Jay awakens in the middle of the night in "A Visit," he sees a man with what over his head in his room?

4. What month is it in the beginning of "Wisdom from on High"?

5. What does Seth intend to study in college, according to the narrator in "Wisdom from on High"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What event does Jun describe in his letter that Jay reads on the plane in “The Strength of My Conviction"?

2. Where does Jay live? Where was he born and where did he grow up?

3. What information does Jay's father relate to Jay about Jun's death in the beginning of the novel?

4. How is the atmosphere around dinner described in “Every Single Surviving Word"?

5. Who are Jessa and Mia? How are they described?

6. How would you describe Jay's relationships with his siblings?

7. What does Jay's father say about his feelings of the Philippines in "Things Inside"?

8. Who is Seth, and what is his relationship to Jay?

9. What did Jun write about wanting to be when he grew up in his letter from "Things Inside"? How was he criticized for this?

10. How does Jay feel about his future plans in the beginning of the novel?

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